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The Lordomat SLE camera was manufactured by Leidolf company of Wetzlar, Germany in circa 1959. A 35 mm camera similar to the Lordomat SE but in addition to featuring a coupled rangefinder and interchangeable lenses, it also included a selenium meter. In 1960 a rapid-wind single stroke lever was added to advance the film, couter and reset the shutter. Stamped SLE with the serial number on the back top plate. Constructed of a die-cast aluminum body with leatherette covering and satin chrome trim. The camera is designed to capture twenty or thirty-six 24 x 36mm exposures on standard 35mm roll film. It was fitted with a Lordon 50mm f1.9 coated lens and a Prontor SVS shutter providing eight speeds of 1 to 1/300th of a second, plus bulb. It also featured a built-in optical view finder, double exposure prevention and flash synchronization.

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